On 2 April 1979, spores of Bacillus anthracis (the causative agent of anthrax) were accidentally released from a Soviet military research facility in the city of Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union (now Yekaterinburg, Russia).The ensuing outbreak of the disease resulted in the deaths of at least 66 people, although the exact number of victims remains unknown. The cause of the outbreak …

This is a list of cities and towns in Russia with a population of over 50,000 as of the 2021 census.The figures are for the population within the limits of the city/town proper, not the urban area or metropolitan area.. The list includes Sevastopol and settlements within the Republic of Crimea which are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine and were not subject to the …

Ekaterimburgo [1] (en ruso, Екатеринбург, Yekaterinburg, [jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk] (? · i)) [2] es una ciudad ubicada en el centro-oeste de Rusia, capital del óblast de Sverdlovsk y del distrito federal del Ural.Es la cuarta ciudad más poblada del país, después de Moscú, San Petersburgo y Novosibirsk.Se encuentra situada en la parte oriental de la cordillera de los Urales ...

Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russian: Свердловская область, tr. Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg , formerly known as Sverdlovsk.

A beginner's guide to planning & booking a trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway, from London via Moscow to Ulan Bator in Mongolia, Beijing in China & Japan via Shanghai or Vladivostok. Trans-Siberian train times, fares & travel tips, the best ways to buy Trans-Siberian train tickets, ferry & train connections, route map & recommended guidebooks.

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Kourovka (Russian: Коу́ровка) is a settlement in Pervouralsk Urban okrug in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 315 (2010 Census); 449 (2002 Census); External image; The station building in Kourovka: Kourovka was founded in 1908 or 1909 as a railroad town near a station of the Trans-Siberian railway.

Kirov (Russian: Ки́ров, IPA: ()) is the largest city and administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia.It is located on the Vyatka River in European Russia, 896 km northeast of Moscow.Its population was 518,348 in 2020. Kirov is a historical, cultural, industrial, and scientific center of Priural'e (territory on the west side of the Ural Mountains); place of origin for Dymkovo toys; the ...

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